New criminal marking system tested in Dorset

A new product that forensically marks a persons clothing and skin has been successfully tested by Dorset Crime Prevention.

May 18, 2006
By David Howell
Pictured at the PFNI Bravery Awards were the Justice Minister Naomi Long; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Fleur Anderson MP; PFNI Chair Liam Kelly (second from right); Chief Constable Jon Boutcher; Mukesh Sharma, Chair NIPB; Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton; Pamela McCreedy, PSNI Chief Operating Officer and host, utv presenter Paul Clark.

A new product that forensically marks a persons clothing and skin has been successfully tested by Dorset Crime Prevention.

PC Mark Harper bought the product to the attention of Dorset police after attending a security conference. The product from RedWeb Security sprays an invisible marking agent that contains biosynthetic DNA code which is unique to each alarm. In practice this means a suspect can be directly linked to a crime scene.

The spray can is typically fitted into an alarm box, and the spraying mechanism is activated when an intruder is detected. The product was recently approved by ACPO’s Secure by Design initiative.

Jonnie Davis, managing director of Redweb said: “It is an exciting time for us. We are currently working with a number of UK forces to develop ways in which RedWeb can help reduce and detect crime.” More details can be obtained from RedWeb at www.redwebsecurity.com.

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